Finn Killed In Head-on Smash

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From the Phuket Gazette:

Finn killed in head-on smash

SAMKONG: A Finnish man was killed in a head-on collision between a tuk-tuk and a pickup truck on Yaowarat Rd shortly after 1 pm today. His companion, a Finnish woman was also injured in the accident.

The pair were traveling in the back of a tuk-tuk driving past Steak Samkong restaurant, when the accident occurred. The Finnish man, whose name has yet to be released by police, was sent to Vachira Phuket Hospital, but died on the way, a nurse in the emergency ward of the hospital said.

His companion, Raija Helena Engberg, was sent to Bangkok Hospital Phuket to be treated for a broken leg.

Despite having to be cut out of his tuk-tuk with “jaws of life” hydraulic cutting equipment, The driver of the tuk-tuk, Payao Junjue, sustained no serious injury in the collision.

The driver of the pickup Lanju Saechiw was also unharmed in the incident, Maj Sarit Butnongsang, an Inspector at Phuket City Police Station said.

“We are now investigating the cause of the accident and establishing the identity of the victim,” Maj Sarit added.

[Tywais]

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